##v domestic intelligence service ( bun ##des ##am ##t fur ve ##rf ##ass ##ung ##ss ##chu ##tz , or federal office for the protection of the constitution ) regards the aims of scientology as running counter to germany ' s free and democratic order , and has been monitoring scientology since 1997 , as have the offices for the protection of the constitution in a number of german land ##er . minister for family policy claudia no ##lt ##e instituted the surveillance , saying that the church had total ##itarian tendencies and that she would oppose scientology with all the means at her disposal . the german church of scientology has repeatedly challenged the legal ##ity of this surveillance in court . in december 2001 , the administrative
##v domestic intelligence service ( bundesamt fur verfassungsschutz, or federal office for the protection of the constitution ) regards the aims of scientology as running counter to germany's free and democratic order, and has been monitoring scientology since 1997, as have the offices for the protection of the constitution in a number of german lander. minister for family policy claudia nolte instituted the surveillance, saying that the church had totalitarian tendencies and that she would oppose scientology with all the means at her disposal. the german church of scientology has repeatedly challenged the legality of this surveillance in court. in december 2001, the administrative